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CDUS44 KTSA 270903
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT FRI OCT 27 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 26 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         70    225 PM  90    1891  71     -1       67       
  MINIMUM         55   1230 AM  30    1994  46      9       36       
  AVERAGE         63                        59      4       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.38                      0.14   0.24     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.40                      3.22   2.18     0.01    
  SINCE SEP 1     10.09                      6.83   3.26     6.52    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.83                     34.96   3.87    28.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         7     -5       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  152                       103     49       98       
  SINCE SEP 1    169                       126     43       99       
  SINCE JUL 1    169                       126     43       99       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        60      7      111       
  SINCE SEP 1    279                       335    -56      542       
  SINCE JAN 1   2285                      1922    363     2341       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     76           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        87      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        28      1957                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 27 2006.......SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   628 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 28 2006.......SUNRISE   735 AM CDT   SUNSET   627 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN 

                   OBSERVED      24 HOUR     24 HOUR
                    VALUE        CHANGE      FORECAST

 STAGE (FEET) 
  THIS MORNING  19.5         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT